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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2022
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abdulrahman Althobaiti, Thuwal, SA;
Fadl Abdellatif, Thuwal, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle using a control apparatus, comprises: executing a navigation process by: obtaining a live video moving image from a navigation camera device of the UAV; and generating a navigation display interface for display on a display device of the control apparatus, the navigation display interface comprising a plurality of navigation augmented reality display elements related to a determined waypoint superimposed over the live video moving image; and when the UAV reaches the determined waypoint, executing a precision landing process by: generating a precision landing display interface for display on the display device, the precision landing display interface comprising a plurality of precision landing AR display elements related to a landing target associated with the determined waypoint superimposed over the live video moving image obtained from a precision landing camera device of the UAV.